Of S^iechankf^. Part IV. 
and about as broad, It confifteth of twirled Thread, as 
thick as fmall Packthred 5 made of the Barque of the Coco- 
Tree, and of the Rind of the Nut. Not Netted 5 nor 
Woven with Warp and Woofe 3 but after the manner of 
Bobbin-Work, At both ends , the Weft gathered up into 
feveral fmall Ropes, and thofe at laft into greater : by 
which it is commonly faften d to two Trees fome yards 
above ground. Thus fitted, the people in fome parts of 
the Indies, lie down in them, and fo fleep fecure from Ser- 
pents and wild Beajis. 
A Pattern of the STUFF made by the Planters in Nero- 
England: the Tarn whereof they Dey of a kind of Philea- 
mot, with a Decoction of the Barque of the Butter-Nut- 
Tree ( defcribed in the Second Part ) without Ahm, Coppe- 
ras, or any thing elfe to ftri/^e the Colour, 
A fort of LEATHER, as thin as that of a Kid. Of which 
it is affirirfd, That it will keep out water better than the 
beft Neats Leather. And I have been told, That it hath 
been us'd in the French-Cdm^s, fpread upon the ground, 
for Beding. It feems to be made, by being throughly 
foaked in a mixture of 0/7 and Bees-Wax. 
A CUP Turn d out of Safafras Wood. 
A Little BOX Turn d out of a Nutjhell. 
A JAPAN Wooden CUP: cover d with a Red Varnijh 
within, and with yellowifh Flowers without, upon a Black 
Ground. 
An INDIAN-PAIL. Made of the Ba rque of Birch-Tree. 
Square at the bottom, and thence rifing up into a Conick^ 
Form. So ingenioufly contriv d, that the Sides and Bottom 
are all made out of one fingle piece of Barque. 
An INDIAN DISH or Potager. Made alfo of the 
Barque of a Tree, with the Sides and Rim fewed together 
after the manner of Twiggen-Work, 
Another DISH,cut out o£Wood,as Hollow Ware commonly 
is here in England. 
A RUSH-BASKET. The Rujhes are partly of their Na- 
tive colour , and partly deyed with a redilh and brown 
Tawny. Very prettily woven together by the Indian Wo- 
man, in ftriped and indented Work. And alfo very oddly : 
for it feems to have a double Woofe, one on each fide the 
Warp 3 the Rujhes running on the out- fide, one way 5 on 
the in-fide the contrary. A 
